Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Gadget Factory (com_gadgetfactory) component 1.0.0 and 1.5.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Joomla! Component Gadget Factory 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion EDB-12285 · webapps · Apr 18, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Joomla! Component Gadget Factory 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-1956.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- comgadgetfactory-controller-file-include(57895) vdb-entry
- 39547 vdb-entry
- 63917 vdb-entry
- 12285 exploit
- 39522 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-0930 vdb-entry
- http://www.thefactory.ro/all-thefactory-products/gadget-factory-for-joomla-1.5.x/detailed-product-flyer.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1004-exploits/joomlagadgetfactory-lfi.txt